spere-sceaft
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The shaft of a spear Hí ongunnon heora hors mid heora sperescæftum ( hastis ) þerscan, Gr. D. 14, 27
spere-healf
The male side or line
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The male side or line (in speaking of inheritance. Cf. swert-, gér-máge, Grmm. R. A. 470) Mín yldra fæder hæfde gecweden his land on ða sperehealfe, næs on ða spinlhealfe, Chart. Th. 491, 20
Linked entries: spere-hand spinel-healf
spere-leás
Without a point or head
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Without a point or head Spereleás sceaft contus, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 42
spere-bróga
Terror caused by the casting of spears or darts
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Terror caused by the casting of spears or darts Ic spǽte sperebrógan . . . mé of hrife fleógaþ hyldepílas, Exon. Th. 398, 27; Rä. 18, 4
bár-spere
A BOAR SPEAR ⬩ venabulum
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A BOAR SPEAR; venabulum Bárspere vel huntig-spere venabulum, Ælfc. Gl. 51; Som. 66, 22
Linked entries: bár-spreót eofor-spere
átor-spere
A poisoned spear ⬩ telum venenatum
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A poisoned spear; telum venenatum. Exon. 105 a; Th. 399, to; Rä. 18, 9
Linked entry: spere
for-speón
seduced
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seduced, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 34; Gen. 350;
pull-spere
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A pool-spear, a reed (such as grows by pools, cf. hreód-pól under pól) Pulsper harundinem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11, 7
scot-spere
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A spear for hurling, a javelin Scotsper[a], gára jaculorum, Hpt. Gl. 405, 52
be-speón
allured, enticed
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allured, enticed, Chr. 959; Th. 219, 18;; Similar entries p. of be-spanan
for-speca
Similar entry: fore-spreca
gewriþ-spere
Similar entry: ge-wriþ
spere-hand
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line in speaking of inheritance Ic cýþe mínan leófan hláforde þæt ic on mínan suna þæs landes þe ic tó þé geearnode æfter mínan dæge tó habbanne his dæg, and æfter his dæge tó syllanne þǽm þe him leófast seó, and þæt sió on þá sperehand, C. D. ii. 399
wæl-spere
A battle-spear ⬩ spear with which slaughter is to be wrought
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A battle-spear, spear with which slaughter is to be wrought Oft hé gár forlét, wælspere windan on ða wícingas, Byrht. Th. 141, 14; By. 322. Syx smiðas sǽtan wælspera worhtan, Lchdm. iii. 52, 31
wíg-spere
A war-spear
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A war-spear Wigspere falarica vel fala Wrt. Voc. i. 35. 48
spere-níþ
Spear-strife ⬩ battle
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Spear-strife, battle Him Drihten mihte æt ðam spereníðe spéde lǽnan, Cd. Th. 124, 7; Gen. 2059
spere-wyrt
innule(-a) ⬩ campane(-a) ⬩ nap silvatica
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A plant name; the word translates innule(-a) campane(-a), Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 17: Lchdm. i. 210, 7: nap silvatica, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 27
spere-mann
Similar entry: spyre-mann
bár-spere
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Bárspere venabulum, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 44. Þeáh hine deófol mid bárspere beótige tó ofsticianne, Angl. viii. 324, 19. Bársperum venabulis, An. Ox. 737. Add